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This Man Has No Shame

Posted by Shawn Mallow · Published: July 2, 2009 · Comments (80)

Another day, another Obama infomercial. President Barack Obama held a townhall style meeting today, one in which the audience was "hand-picked" by White House staffers. It was conveniently "moderated" by White House domestic policy chief Valerie Jarrett. Questioners included members from, gag, the SEIU (Service Employees International Union) and the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (42 votes cast)

Rent Seeker Approves of Raising Their Competitor's Cost Structure

Posted by Charlie Quidnunc · Published: June 30, 2009 · Comments (27)

Whenever you read that some large company is embracing a policy that seems counter to their interest, look closely at their motivation. Consider today's news that the nation's largest private employer is backing a health insurance mandate. Why would they favor something that would seem to increase their costs?Wal-Mart backs... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (22 votes cast)

Obama's Health Care Show in Five and a Half Minutes

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 29, 2009 · Comments (9)

If you didn't get the chance to see the ABC News/Barack Obama health care show at the White House, you will want to watch the Cato Institute's video. It summarizes Obama's points and offers counterpoints that you will find very interesting (via The Corner): ... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (13 votes cast)

About that Taxing of Benefits to Pay for Health Care Thing

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 26, 2009 · Comments (18)

It won't apply to unions. Interesting how the collectivists stick together and watch each others' backs. Link via Ace. The U.S. Senate proposal to impose taxes for the first time on "gold-plated" health plans may bypass generous employee benefits negotiated by unions. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, the chief... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (39 votes cast)

AIP Column: The UK's National Health Service and the Ford Pinto School of Cost Analysis

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 26, 2009 · Comments (18)

The UK's National Health Service is racking up serious negligence claims filed by families of those patients who have suffered and/or died at the hands of its government run health care. Right now, those claims are at £2.2 billion (about $3.6 billion), with half of those claims come from maternity... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (15 votes cast)

Obama: Government Run Health Care for Thee but not for Me

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 25, 2009 · Comments (3)

Anyone see the Obama health care infomercial last night? Well, it seems no one else did, either based upon its dismal ratings. However, one little thing stuck out that I hope gets a lot of attention, and that was a pointed question by a doctor and Obama's answer: The probing... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (28 votes cast)

Initial thoughts on the ABC News ObamaCare special

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: June 25, 2009 · Comments (24)

I watched Wednesday night's ABC News special hosted by Diane Sawyer and Charlie Gibson, broadcast from the East Room of the White House and featuring an audience-driven Q&A session with President Obama. To their credit, ABC allowed audience members to ask a number of relevant and tough questions. The President... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (20 votes cast)

White House Admits Obama isn't Telling the Whole Truth about his Health Care Plan

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 19, 2009 · Comments (12)

Over and over again, Barack Obama has told us about his health care plans that if you like your current health care plan that you can keep it. But today, the White House admits that that is not the entire truth. From the Associated Press (Emphasis mine): Earlier this week,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (23 votes cast)

Obama's Full Court Press on Health Care

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: June 19, 2009 · Comments (9)

Health care is Obama's Moby Dick. It's his ultimate prize because once he has that, he has everything. Today at American Issues Project I discuss the lengths to which Obama will go to get his way on health care. Here's a portion: President Barack Obama is promoting a health care... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (17 votes cast)

White House snags ABC prime time for ObamaCare infomercial

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: June 16, 2009 · Comments (23)

(perhaps the first honest MSM logo ...) Drudge reported today: On the night of June 24, the media and government become one, when ABC turns its programming over to President Obama and White House officials to push government run health care -- a move that has ignited an ethical... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (29 votes cast)

Health Care Costs in McAllen, TX

Posted by Charlie Quidnunc · Published: June 16, 2009 · Comments (12)

There have been several articles recently on the scandal of Medicare costs in McAllen, TX. The Medicare reimbursement rate is twice as high as in El Paso, another border town 800 miles northwest. A perfect example is the long and completely bogus article by Atul Gawande on the subject published... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (26 votes cast)

Health Nuts

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: June 10, 2009 · Comments (6)

Well, at least Democrats seem to be nuts about imposing a nationalized health care plan on Americans. Former Bush administration economic adviser and blogger Keith Hennessey has compiled in-depth analyses of the two Democrat-authored health plan proposals that will shortly make their way into Congress for "debate" -- or whatever... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (11 votes cast)

Obamacare: a Physican's Perspective

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 30, 2009 · Comments (25)

Hugh Hewitt published a letter he received from an oncologist practicing in a 22 doctor practice in the Chicago area. In the letter he tells Hugh what many have already predicted would happen and that is if Obama gets his health care reform bill passed in both houses of Congress,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (24 votes cast)

The Rationing of Government Run Health Care

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 27, 2009 · Comments (3)

Last week in my column at American Issues Project, I wrote about the looming battle of health care rationing that would surely arise if we have a government run health care system like that in Canada and the UK. I presented the stories of several people who became ill and... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (19 votes cast)

So this is it

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: May 23, 2009 · Comments (32)

Behold, the Obama Administration's sales pitch for nationalized health care: C-Span host STEVE SCULLY: You know the numbers, $1.7 trillion debt, a national deficit of $11 trillion. At what point do we run out of money? OBAMA: Well, we are out of money now. We are operating in deep deficits,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (33 votes cast)

The Looming Battle Over Health Care Rationing

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 22, 2009 · Comments (36)

The health care battle is heating up. Last week Obama and the Democrats announced that they think a health care reform bill can be passed by July 31st. Now the Republicans have introduced their ideas. What kind of reform will we get? Many expect a government run system, which could... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (13 votes cast)

Ted Kennedy's Cancer is in Remission; Updated: No He Isn't

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 19, 2009 · Comments (26)

That is wonderful news, and I'm truly happy for him. Sen. Edward Kennedy's brain cancer is in remission and he is expected back in the Senate after the Memorial Day recess to spearhead healthcare reform, according to Democratic colleagues. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday that he spoke... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (15 votes cast)

What's the Good in Having Health Care If You Can't Use It

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 17, 2009 · Comments (21)

The Canadian system is held up by American liberals as an example of what the US should do regarding health care reform. If that is what you think, take a look at what these folks had to endure once they became really sick under Canada's health care system: In Ontario,... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (27 votes cast)

An Update on Conscience Protection

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: May 16, 2009 · Comments (1)

Early last month, I wrote a post wherein I linked to Katie Favazza's post which discussed how President Barack Obama was preparing to end the expanded conscience protection clause that former President George W. Bush implemented at the end of this presidency. Katie asked those who opposed Obama's decision to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (7 votes cast)

Chrysler Bankruptcy Hardball: The Shape Of Things To Come

Posted by HughS · Published: May 4, 2009 · Comments (34)

There was dramatic announcement made Friday about some tactics used in the Chrysler negotiations that occurred just prior to the company filing for bankruptcy. As Michael discussed on below, the Obama administration may have had its figurative thumb on the scale during the final negotiations. At issue is whether the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (28 votes cast)

A Peek into Obama's Health Care System

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: April 30, 2009 · Comments (22)

Doug Ross links to a piece that gives us a peek into Barack Obama's vision of America's future when it comes to health care. Cutting costs will be the highest priority. According to Obama, the elderly and chronically sick are responsible for approximately 80% of health care costs. To bring... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (18 votes cast)

Joe Biden Said It's Time to Panic, Which Means You Shouldn't

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: April 30, 2009 · Comments (22)

It seems scientists are coming to the conclusion the swine flu is milder than the normal winter flu: As the World Health Organization raised its infectious disease alert level Wednesday and health officials confirmed the first death linked to swine flu inside U.S. borders, scientists studying the virus are coming... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (13 votes cast)

"We'll deny treatments, then pay you whenever" - the winning formula of government health care

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: April 20, 2009 · Comments (21)

On Friday, Mickey Kaus posted a scathing rebuke of the unbelievable strategy that the Obama White House and their accomplices in the press seem to be formulating in order to sell socialized medicine to the American public: Democratic blogger Ezra Klein appears to be positioning Dem health care reforms as... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (17 votes cast)

Barack Obama is Prepared to End Conscience Protection

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: April 8, 2009 · Comments (16)

Barack Obama is going to allow the expanded conscience clause that former President Bush implemented to expire tomorrow night. Katie Favazza has all the details, including that the vast majority of Americans are against the rescission. Here's the background: Last August, the Bush Administration proposed federal regulations that would strengthen... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (13 votes cast)

The march toward socialized medicine

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: March 31, 2009 · Comments (19)

Recently the Obama Administration floated two proposals that would have negatively impacted anyone with private health insurance. First, there was the Administration's willingness to consider taxing the cash value of employee health benefits as ordinary income; the second was the Administration's plan to charge veterans directly for the treatment of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.6/5 (15 votes cast)

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